Can medical students back from Ukraine finish their course in India? Easier said than done, say experts
India Today
Allowing medical students back from Ukraine to complete their course in India would need an amendment in the National Medical Council Act, according to experts. This is a task easier said than done.
The fate of Indian medical students rescued from war-hit Ukraine hangs in the balance. They have returned without knowing what will become of their future as doctors.
As Russia continues its aggression and buildings and institutions collapse in Ukraine, the future of medical universities in the country also remains unknown.
This has triggered the question of whether it will be possible for Indian medical universities to accommodate these students now. Hopes rose when Union minister General VK Singh was seen announcing in a video that Poland has agreed to accommodate students rescued from Ukraine at its universities.
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“Many are planning to go to Poland, Armenia and Hungary since they are offering refugee programmes in which students can join and continue their courses,” said medical student Shraiya Sharma.
She added, “As of now, the university is closed till March 1. I hope my university is not bombed.”
“I don’t think the Indian government will be able to accommodate 20,000 students. If they can, it will be good. Our studies have suffered because of the war. I have a friend studying at Lugansk medical university, which has now been blown up. It doesn’t exist anymore,” said Shraiya Sharma, a student at Vinnytsia National Medical University.
